The presence of Zelensky condemning China and touting for support for the war against Russia is a sharp warning the brutal conflict is rapidly developing into a wider war not just in Europe, but throughout Asia and the world.
Streeting told the Sunday Times that “the NHS uses every winter crisis and every challenge it faces as an excuse to ask for more money.” He has hailed Singapore’s public-private health system as a model for Britain.
The growing wave of COVID-19 infections is unlike anything seen since the start of the pandemic, as multiple highly-mutated “escape variants” are forecast to become dominant throughout the world in the coming weeks.
The government had begun lifting restrictions, having adopted a “living with Covid” policy, but has been forced to reverse course in a bid to slow the rapid rise of cases.
With the Delta strain rampant, global businesses and finance capital are pressuring governments across Southeast Asia to remove COVID constraints, to guarantee resource supplies.
The sheer quantity of condolences from heads of states and obituaries in major newspapers was remarkable for a politician who headed a city state with just 5.5 million people.